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I appreciate this thread--helps to cut through some of the noise. I've purposely stayed off of this site the last few days for the very reason of not wanting said noise leading up to a possible threat. But this page is easier to read...and I hope I can ask some novice technical questions in here on things I don't always understand!

Would agree on the 3 but a properly situated temperature sensor would make quick work of the 99 with the right synoptic situation. They need to move that sensor back to the castle if they want the readings to be more representative of temperatures in the city proper.

I hope the newcomer doesn’t actually wanna be like Ji, because he gets savaged here more than any newcomer. So if that’s the “something” they wanna do too, I’d advise against it myself.

12z ICON might have been good for next weekend

How about the no charge call? I’m not a fan of either but refs let a lot go.

Phase 4 by the 22nd. Hopefully enough time left on the clock for another snowy period. Worst case is its too late but we end up with yet another cold and rainy spring.

What’s AOB 33F? I think the BOS steak doesn’t include 34F.

Thankfully it's ending.

WB 12Z ICON and not done!!!!!

February 8 1996: Showers and thunderstorms bring a mix of freezing rain and rain across the eastern portion of Minnesota. In Edina, lightning damaged a house. 1933: Arctic air remains entrenched across Minnesota with a morning low of -55 at Warroad. For Sunday, February 8, 2026 1835 - A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA. Orange trees were killed to the roots. (David Ludlum) 1936 - The temperature at Denver CO plunged to a record 30 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1985 - Blue Canyon, CA, set a 24-hour February snowfall record by receiving 42 inches of snow from February 7th-8th. 1987 - A powerful storm produced blizzard conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 86 mph at Janesville WI and Cleveland OH received 12 inches of snow. North winds of 50 to 70 mph raised the water level of southern Lake Michigan two feet, and produced waves 12 to 18 feet high, causing seven million dollars damage along the Chicago area shoreline. It was the most damage caused by shoreline flooding and erosion in the history of the city of Chicago. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Arctic air invaded the north central U.S. Hibbing MN reported a morning low of 30 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - A winter storm over California produced snow from the beaches of Malibu to the desert canyons around Palm Springs, and the snow created mammoth traffic jams in the Los Angeles Basin. Sixteen cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Marysville CA reported an all-time record low reading of 21 degrees above zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Unseasonably mild weather prevailed across the south central and eastern U.S. Twenty-two cities, including five in Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 53 degrees at Flint MI surpassed their previous record by ten degrees, and the high of 66 degrees at Burlington IA exceeded their old record by eight degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 2009 - Snow falls at levels above elevations of 11,000 feet on the Big Island's Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in Hawaii. <a href="http://islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/diaryfeb.htm">The Weather Doctor</a> 2013 - A nor'easter produced heavy snowfall over the New England states. In Boston, Massachusetts, total snowfall reached 24.9 inches, the fifth-highest total ever recorded in the city. New York City officially recorded 11.4 inches of snow at Central Park, and Portland, Maine, set a record of 31.9 inches. Hamden, Connecticut, recorded the highest snowfall of the storm at 40 inches. I noted the 1996 event in MN, because after a long, severe cold stretch that netted a state record on Feb 2, we have, less than a week later, thunderstorms.

Talk about a cut off line under I-40. .

down to -5.7° here, but that wind is making it brutal... otherwise it's not that bad, to me anyway, my wife hates it, I've worked in shit like this and honestly prefer it over 95° with 70+ dews, but that's just me.

Normally 2015 would’ve blown all this out of the water but we had one day in early February (wanna say 2/5) where we got a light snow event but it started kind of warm. BOS snuck to like 37-38F and ORH got to 34F I remember vividly. Because otherwise I think ORH would’ve gone like 5-6 straight weeks below freezing from second half January until late February that month.

Have to agree with you. Had everything you mentioned plus snow cover locally. Absolutely correct about no mitigating factors on the way into the metro. Snow cover along the route, rapid movement southward and a very favorable air mass trajectory. If NYC didn't hit zero with this not sure what it would take to get there at this point. I wasn't expecting it to hit zero but was kind of still rooting for it. Have to wonder if the Arctic front had moved through during the mid afternoon instead of around daybreak if NYC could have squeezed another 2-3 degrees out of it.

Let's go! Time for a nice reversal today! Nice way to start out the 12z suite

12z ICON verbatim is a major winter storm I40-I85 north into VA on Sat-Sun. There's also an area of freezing rain in there too, just south of I40.

I wouldn't mind another March 1956. That was like a March version of February 2015. Even March 2018 for that matter. That was a great month. Started out with probably the most intense screamer in my life. I put it above October 2017 and 2021. Then just a week later we got a solid 10" snowstorm and then a few more minor events later that month. Just give us something interesting that's all I ask for.

2.8 on my ambient setup as the low. Now up to 11 went to a bar in Wantagh last night for a 40th birthday. Had to park far from the place. Was not fun

I was going to do it. Just not sure if I need to turn power off at the emergency switch or leave it on. Also, should keep the heat turned to 'off' on the thermostat while I bleed or does that need to be turned on also?

Yeah…a combo of sustained cold that’s devoid of warmth.

Pretty much just said this too above you. And Agreed.

It's worth a pic. Lol

-7 was the low here. Winds calmed down enough locally here overnight.

The heat island effect wasn't as significant as it is today. Between transmission lines, steam lines, water and sewer lines, asphalt, concrete, steel and glass buildings makes it that much harder to get below zero as it did years ago.